Hookeriane. N. O. Araliacee. 
TAB. DCCXLVII. 
ARALIA POLARIS. Hombr, et Jacquin. 
Polygama herbacea inermis, tota setis mollibus laxis obsita, 
foliis (maximis) longe petiolatis orbiculari-reniformibus basi 
profunde cordatis marginibus multilobatis, lobis 3-5-dentatis 
dentibus subacutis, umbellis copiosis compositis partialibus 
multiradiatis globosis, involucris foliaceis, floribus densis, 
fructibus depresso-sphericis exsuccis suberosis atris nitidis. 
Hook. fil. Bot. Antarct, Voy. v. 1, p. 19. 
Aralia polaris. Hombr. et Jacq. in Voy. au Pole Sud, Bot., 
Phaner. t. 2 (plate only). 
Has. Lord Auckland’s Group and Campbell’s Island, Antarctic 
Ocean ; covering large tracts of ground with its ample and 
shining green foliage. Hombron and Jacquinot; J. D. Hooker. 
An excellent representation of an umbel of this remark- 
able plant, is given in the work above quoted of Hom- 
bron and Jacquinot ; and the species is fully described in the 
“ Botany of the Antarctic Voyage ;” where I had promised, in 
the forthcoming Volume (Eighth) of the Iconzs PLANTARUM; 
to givea Plate of the analysis of the flower and fruit.* It now 
only remains to refer to the accompanying figures which were 
drawn on the spot from the recent plant. J. D. H. 
Fig. 1. Young perfect flower and pedicel. /. 2. Ovary of the 
same, the petals removed. f.3. Stamen. /. 4. Female flower. f.5 
portion of the ovary cut through vertically, to show the position 
of theovule. /. 6. Transverse section of an ovary. jf. 7. 4 Pe 
fruit. f.8. The same, cut through transversely. jf. 9. Dorsal vieW 
of a seed. ff. 10. Seed, cut through vertically. f. il. Em- 
bryo :—all more or less magnified. 
*In the Botany of the Antarctic Voyage, p. 20, where the reference " 
is Plate is given, for “Tan. pect.” read TAB. DCCXLVII, 
